A metro station in Los Angeles, California, will be renamed after a Korean-American politician, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Thursday.

The LACMT will add “Alfred Hoyun Song,” the first Asian-American politician to be elected as state senator to the California State Assembly, on its current name “Wilshire/Western Station.” Thus, the station will be renamed as Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song Station.

Alfred Hoyun Song was born in Hawaii and entered American politics in 1960. He proposed 174 bills, including the influential California Evidence Code law, while in office as a state delegate for 16 years.

After serving terms as a state senator, Song contributed to the local society as a commissioner for the California Medical Association, California Division of Occupational Safety, Health and Agricultural Labor Relations Board of California and several other organizations. He died in October 2004.

The station is the fourth U.S. public institution to be named after a Korean-American, followed by Young Oak Kim Academy, Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office and Charles H. Kim Elementary School.

By Park Sui, Intern reporter (suipark@heraldcorp.com)